Congratulations to Reach Out and Read Colorado

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Congratulations to Reach Out and Read Colorado for their great work in promoting literacy to the youth in our community. We were proud to recognize their $5,000 grant on March 7, 2016 at The Denver Post Pen & Podium Lecture Series featuring bestselling author, Bill Bryson.
Pictured from left to right: Megan Wilson, executive director of Reach Out and Read Colorado; author Bill Bryson; and Tracy Ulmer, executive director of The Denver Post Community Foundation.

Congratulations to Book Trust!

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Congratulations to  Book Trust for their great work promoting literacy to the youth in our community. We were proud to recognize their $5,000 grant on February 1, 2016 at The Denver Post Pen & Podium Lecture Series featuring bestselling author, Meg Wolitzer.
Pictured from left to right: Tracy Ulmer, executive director, Denver Post Community Foundation; Meg Wolitzer, author; and Amy Friedman, president & CEO, Book Trust.    

America SCORES Denver

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We were so proud to recognize the meaningful work of America SCORES Denver and to present them with a $5,000 grant backstage at Pen & Podium. Pictured below are program director, Kathleen Allen; and executive director, Brandon Blew from America SCORES Denver; with author Zadie Smith; executive director, Tracy Ulmer and manager of marketing, development and communications, Stacy Schafer from The Denver Post Community Foundation.

Bright by Three

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Congratulations to Bright by Three for their $5,000 grant presented at Denver Post Pen & Podium on Nov. 16, 2015. Pictured: Tracy Ulmer, Denver Post Community Foundation; James McBride, featured author; and Jean McSpadden, Jared Wigdor, and Alex Hellrung from Bright by Three.

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The Malala Fund

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The Western Union Foundation joined The Denver Post Community Foundation in presenting a grant in the amount of $20,000 to The Malala Fund to further their great efforts. Malala Yousafzai was a featured speaker for The Denver Post Unique Lives and Experiences in June.

(Pictured from left to right are: Hikmet Ersek, CEO of Western Union; Ziauddin Yousafzai, Malala’s Father; Patrick Gaston, President of the Western Union Foundation; Malala Yousafzai; Tracy Ulmer, Executive Director of the Denver Post Community Foundation; and Luella Chavez D’Angelo, Chief Communications Officer of Western Union.)